Man accused of making machine guns

AN Adelaide man has been charged with manufacturing machine guns at his home.

Detectives last week seized two automatic machine guns and found nine more in production at the Marleston residence, police said on Monday.

They also allegedly found other firearms, including a home-made .22 calibre revolver, a loaded 9mm handgun, two silencers, a shotgun, an air-rifle and an air pistol, as well as blueprints and tools for the making firearms.

The 55-year-old Marleston man has been charged with three counts of manufacturing firearms and multiple counts of possessing firearms without a licence.

He has been refused bail and will return to court on December 7.

Police have alleged that a weapon manufactured by the same man was found by Western Adelaide police in circumstances associated with serious drug offending on November 27.